Character Building Quotations You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself

o ne. Henry David Thoreau Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon y our word. Lord Chesterfield Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels k now of us. Thomas Paine Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth. Daniel Webster The essential thing is not knowledge, but character. Joseph Le Conte It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate th em. J. Petit Senn A good name will shine forever. Proverb A fair reputation is a plant, delicate in its nature, and by no means rapid in i ts growth. It will not shoot up in a night like the gourd of the prophet; but, l ike that gourd, it may perish in a night. Jeremy Taylor Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a c haracter, and you reap a destiny. George Dana Boardman

Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy bi llows of the world. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choices of good and evil we have made through life. John C. Geikie Reputation is for time; character is for eternity. J. B. Gough Character is a diamond that scratches every other stone. Cyrus A. Bartol Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his ch aracter. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the storm y billows of the world. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Men best show their character in trifles, where they are not on their guard. It is in the simplest habits, that we often see the boundless egotism which pays no regard to the feelings of others and denies nothing to itself. Arthur Schopenhauer Every man, as to character, is the creature of the age in which he lives. Very f ew are able to raise themselves above the ideas of their times. Voltaire Character and personal force are the only investments that are worth anything. Walt Whitman Character is, for the most part, simply habit become fixed. C. H. Parkhurst Actions, looks, words and steps form the alphabet by which you may spell charact er. Johann Kasper Lavater Let us not say, Every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, E very man is the architect of his own character. George Dana Boardman Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think. Ralph Waldo Emerson Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Marcus Aurelius